12 pound lobster found off the coast of California, was released after the picture was taken

Biologist Forrest Galante  found 70-year-old 12-pound monster.

Galante was amazed at the size of the lobster caught near Santa Barbara.

He decided to keep it to show it to his family.

Days later, he released it back into the Pacific Ocean.

“It’s an unbelievable cockroach,” he said of the lobster, which scientists have estimated to be over 70 years old.